• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn

Bit of philosophy of science is a useful bit of immunization against Rationalist bullshit. Maybe not on its own, but it helps.

Such a shock.

I've spent way too many pages of my books making fun of utilitarians to stop now lol.

Goddamnit I wish I'd intended that pun

Somehow, I doubt there's many other sneerers in Hanoi, but you never know...

Oh heck yeah new Dan Olson

The full book is well worth the read, imho.

Uggggghhhhhhhhhhhh

I... actually like it a lot, and wouldn't mind switching to it? But also, if I'm the only one who'd be interested, I don't want to be a bother, I can use the current format just fine.

Oooh, Quinn Slobodian! Just read his book Crack-Up Capitalism, good stuff.

Solid post, already shared this a few times.

I mean, a lot of that fiction is just really good! Frankly, the rationalists tend to miss the point so hard, hyperfocusing on the cool gadgets and missing the commentaries on civilization, society, history, human nature, etc. Don't let their awful beige California ideology ruin your fondness of some genuinely entertaining, thought-provoking literature.